Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 2.4.13-20
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 2.4.13-20
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2.4.13
atha yadd hutvā agnīn upatiṣṭhate / (agnihotra)
ii. 4. In that, after offering, he pays reverence to the fires, verily thus having given pleasure, at the end he declares his purpose among the gods. In that also he touches the calf, therefore there is the hymn of Vātsaprī; thus cattle are not liable to stray away from the sacrificer. In that he releases his vow, after sipping water, verily in the waters he places the vow; they guard his vow until his next offering.
2.4.14
prītvā eva tad deveṣv antato artham vadate /
ii. 4. In that, after offering, he pays reverence to the fires, verily thus having given pleasure, at the end he declares his purpose among the gods. In that also he touches the calf, therefore there is the hymn of Vātsaprī; thus cattle are not liable to stray away from the sacrificer. In that he releases his vow, after sipping water, verily in the waters he places the vow; they guard his vow until his next offering.
2.4.15
yad v eva vatsam spṛśati /
ii. 4. In that, after offering, he pays reverence to the fires, verily thus having given pleasure, at the end he declares his purpose among the gods. In that also he touches the calf, therefore there is the hymn of Vātsaprī; thus cattle are not liable to stray away from the sacrificer. In that he releases his vow, after sipping water, verily in the waters he places the vow; they guard his vow until his next offering.
2.4.16
tasmād vātsapram / (agnihotra)
ii. 4. In that, after offering, he pays reverence to the fires, verily thus having given pleasure, at the end he declares his purpose among the gods. In that also he touches the calf, therefore there is the hymn of Vātsaprī; thus cattle are not liable to stray away from the sacrificer. In that he releases his vow, after sipping water, verily in the waters he places the vow; they guard his vow until his next offering.
2.4.17
tathā ha yajamānāt paśavo anutkrāmukā bhavanti /
ii. 4. In that, after offering, he pays reverence to the fires, verily thus having given pleasure, at the end he declares his purpose among the gods. In that also he touches the calf, therefore there is the hymn of Vātsaprī; thus cattle are not liable to stray away from the sacrificer. In that he releases his vow, after sipping water, verily in the waters he places the vow; they guard his vow until his next offering.
2.4.18
atha yad apa ācamya vratam visṛjate / (agnihotra)
ii. 4. In that, after offering, he pays reverence to the fires, verily thus having given pleasure, at the end he declares his purpose among the gods. In that also he touches the calf, therefore there is the hymn of Vātsaprī; thus cattle are not liable to stray away from the sacrificer. In that he releases his vow, after sipping water, verily in the waters he places the vow; they guard his vow until his next offering.
2.4.19
apsv eva tad vratam dadhāti /
ii. 4. In that, after offering, he pays reverence to the fires, verily thus having given pleasure, at the end he declares his purpose among the gods. In that also he touches the calf, therefore there is the hymn of Vātsaprī; thus cattle are not liable to stray away from the sacrificer. In that he releases his vow, after sipping water, verily in the waters he places the vow; they guard his vow until his next offering.
2.4.20
tā asya vratam gopāyantyā punar homāt /
ii. 4. In that, after offering, he pays reverence to the fires, verily thus having given pleasure, at the end he declares his purpose among the gods. In that also he touches the calf, therefore there is the hymn of Vātsaprī; thus cattle are not liable to stray away from the sacrificer. In that he releases his vow, after sipping water, verily in the waters he places the vow; they guard his vow until his next offering.
Translations (2)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation